First-time buyers

London: appetite to buy or move home remains steady

Half of all adults surveyed in London would like to buy a new home...

N. Ireland: bulk of purchases made by FTBs

First-time buyers continued to make up a majority of the housing market in Northern...

Wales: homeowner aspiration higher than rest of GB

More adults in Wales aspire to be home-owners in the next 10 years than in Great Britain overall,...

Nationwide posts 17% increase in gross mortgage lending

Over the last year ending 4 April 2013, the Nationwide Group has increased its...

Consistent growth “yet to emerge” despite house purchase lending rise

The number of first-time buyers rose by 20% in March, according to the Council...

New 95% deal from Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks

Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks have unveiled new lower fixed rate mortgages. First...

Mortgage market needs more choice and differentiation

Only 20% of people believe the current range of mortgage products provide enough choice...

New deals from AFI

Abbey for Intermediaries (AFI) has unveiled a new range of fee-free products at 85%...

NatWest adds new 90% LTV deals to range

NatWest Intermediary Solutions is launching a series of new higher LTV deals tomorrow into...

The Leeds cuts rate of five-year LAM deal

Leeds Building Society has cut the rate on its five-year fixed rate Local Authority...

RICS wants compulsory regulation of estate agents

Nearly one-third of first time buyers admit they do not have a good understanding...

Mutuals making the most of Funding for Lending

Gross mortgage lending by building societies and mutual lenders hit £2.9bn in March 2013,...

Nationwide celebrates two years of Save to Buy

1,715 customers have so far bought a home with Nationwide Building Society’s Save to...

Key analysis of FTB disenfranchisement published

Delays in getting on the housing ladder will cost the average first-time buyer over...
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COMMENT

Comment

Working up those income streams

Some might say the UK labour market has lost some of its confidence. Unemployment is rising, job moves have slowed, and many employers are...

Ignore the Gen Z worker stereotypes – the future is bright

The office fridge. Full of 12 types of milk, none derived from cows, and four on the work top, at room temperature. As for...

Reframe Cancer 2026 trends: prevention to take centre stage

This year is already shaping up to be one when prevention is taking centre stage. The Government recently announced the expansion of its WorkWell...

The mortgage protection gap advisers can’t ignore

The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) consumer research findings published late last year, offered an insight into what the protection industry can expect from the...

Cashback, remortgages and adviser opportunity in 2026

A recent flood of mortgage products into the market offering cashback prove it has moved from the margins of the remortgage market to the...

Latest news

News

The Coventry cuts selected intermediary residential fixed rates

Coventry for intermediaries has reduced a number of residential fixed-rate products for new and...
Technology

Mortgage Advice Bureau completes acquisition of Dashly

Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) has completed the acquisition of technology and data company Dashly,...
Building Societies

The Buckinghamshire lowers rates across key ranges

Buckinghamshire Building Society has cut rates across a wide spread of residential and buy-to-let...
Cover

FCA finds protection market delivering good outcomes, says TPFG

The Property Franchise Group PLC (TPFG) has responded to the publication of the Financial...

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